KuPS vs Haka Prediction & Tips
KuPS Kuopio and Haka meet at Savon Sanomat Areena, in a match for the 9th round of the Veikkausliiga. The recent head-to-head history between these two teams indicates total balance, as there were 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 02-27-2021, ended with a draw (0-0). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Ilves by (3‑2), after in the previous match they had won by (2‑0) at home, in a match against Mariehamn. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 11 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 38 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, KuPS Kuopio won 8 and drew 2. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they scored 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (31 ‘-Four. Five’).
The home team is the absolute favorite for this match, but they have the pressure to win after the defeat on the last day of the Veikkausliiga. KuPS needed a positive result in their last game to stay in third place and close to the leader, Helsinki. However, KuPS lost to Ilves Tampere (currently in fifth place) and is still struggling to close the gap from first place. Despite not having won in their first two matches (a loss and a draw), KuPS beat Helsinki on penalties in their next match to become the Finnish Cup champion (a competition they had not won since 1989). . After lifting the trophy, KuPS took two consecutive victories in the Veikkausliiga and took a leap up the rankings, but their latest defeat slowed their recovery. However, taking into account that they face, on this day, a team that occupies the tenth position at the moment (with 3 defeats and 1 victory in 4 games played), the KuPS should not have problems to get the three points, especially playing at home.
After 1 victory and 3 defeats, the visiting team is currently in 10th position, with 3 points won. In their last match, they beat Mariehamn away by (0‑3), after having lost in the previous match at home, in a match against KTP, by (0‑3). This is a team that, curiously, tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 5 victories, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 3 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats in his stadium, with 15 goals scored and 29 suffered. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Haka won 2, drew 2 and lost 6. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition.
The visiting team comes to this match motivated by having won for the first time in the Veikkausliiga last time. Haka Valkeakoski returned by surprise to the first division of Finnish football and managed to avoid relegation to the second division (Ykkönen) last year. This season, however, they lost their first three matches and were the last in the table until they beat Mariehamn in their last match. It was only Haka’s second win in 2021, plus five other defeats it has suffered in its seven matches so far. It is interesting to note that both victories, both in the first matchday for the Finnish Cup group stage and in the last match (on the fourth matchday of the Veikkausliiga), were against IFK Mariehamn and for the result of 3×0. Therefore, and taking into account that on this day they face the current champions of the Finnish Cup, away from home, it is expected that Haka will be defeated again.
KuPS – Haka FREE TIPS
KuPS – Win @ 1.45
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
